July 17, 2009
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Be still and know....
that I am God…be still and know that I am. In the stillness of the evening, quietness and calmness that is what it was when I went for my hour hike tonight about 930 PM.
Often asked if being in the arctic if it is totally light at night….no, we are a month past solstice, summer is waning and sunset 2217 hrs and sunrise 314 hrs.
The tide was out so I walked over muddy pools
and other than the occasional annoying mosquito there were very few sounds. A few ravens and gulls swooped in the cliffs and this shore bird peeped and tried to divert my attention no doubt from a hidden nest. 
Looking back towards town the scene was a combination of quiet natural beauty of the cliffs and water and detritus of previous human activity, 
as this broken down ATV and large wooden boat dry docked, no doubt, for many a season, with evidence dog teams recently moved.
In the other direction the sky was changing
lovely pinks and blues, the light reflected on the absolutely still lake. An inukshuk was silhouetted on the cliff top and then I noticed another shape… 
a lone wolf had also come to observe the sunset 
, sitting quietly for maybe just 5 minutes and then disappearing.
I was rather in awe of this moment shared and headed back with a sense of at least for now all is well… reminds of closing taps sung at summer camp "Abide With Me; fast falls the eventide; The darkness deepens; Lord with me abide. When other helpers fail and comforts flee, Help of the helpless, O abide with me..."
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Its
a Northern Wheatear (Oenanthe oenanthe) Bonnie. Doesn't migrate
north/south in N. America but rather to Europe or Asia and then down to
Africa.,,,from Clare.